17 November 2023

Should you use a personal dash cam to protect yourself from car accident liability?

  Should you use a personal dash cam to protect yourself from car accident liability? by Steven M. Gursten   Lawyers are now using dash cams in ways that just a few years ago would have been impossible to imagine For years, police have been relying upon dash cams as a way to protect themselves

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What insurance covers my car if it was in the garage when it was damaged or stolen?

  What insurance covers my car if it was in the garage when it was damaged or stolen? by Steven M. Gursten This week, I wrote about PLPD insurance, clarifying what it covers – and what it doesn’t. “PLPD,” which means “Personal Liability and Property Damage,” provides nothing more than No Fault coverage and liability and

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“I was in a car accident. Now the other driver’s insurance company is asking me for money. Please help!”

  “I was in a car accident. Now the other driver’s insurance company is asking me for money. Please help!” by Steven M. Gursten   As an auto accident attorney, I often receive questions about car insurance, and how it works after a crash involving injury or property damage. Today I’m sharing a common question

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Should a Canadian citizen injured in a Michigan car accident call a MI lawyer or a Canadian lawyer?

  Should a Canadian citizen injured in a Michigan car accident call a MI lawyer or a Canadian lawyer?  by Steven M. Gursten   How a Michigan lawyer can sometimes add tremendous value to cases – that even competent Canadian lawyers wouldn’t know about     With Windsor just over the border from Detroit and

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‘Driving too fast for conditions’ was main cause of fatal 193-car winter pileup on I-94 near Kalamazoo

  ‘Driving too fast for conditions’ was main cause of fatal 193-car winter pileup on I-94 near Kalamazoo May 18, 2015 by Steven M. Gursten   Michigan State Police investigation reports 58 drivers will be ticketed after huge car chain-reaction car crash in Galesburg, MI that made national news     I previously wrote about legal

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Are college students covered by No Fault if injured in a car accident while away at school?

  Are college students covered by No Fault if injured in a car accident while away at school? by Steven M. Gursten While your child is away at college, is she protected by your auto No Fault  insurance?   Please note that for this blog I am writing about a “typical” college freshman student.  I’m

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Does the Waze traffic app make us more unsafe?

  Does the Waze traffic app make us more unsafe? by Steven M. Gursten While Waze is great with navigation, the app also poses serious public safety concerns, like enabling speeders and distracted driving Waze is a really good traffic app. I use it, especially when I’m in a pinch during construction traffic (where is

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Surprised by charges on your auto insurance bill?

  Surprised by charges on your auto insurance bill? November 11, 2015 by Steven M. Gursten You may be the victim of a form of auto insurance fraud called ‘insurance sliding,’ which is prohibited by law, according to recent DIFS bulletin Do you ever look at your Michigan No Fault auto insurance bill and wonder what

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